1854 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1854 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

14 March 1854

Nominee Nathaniel B. Baker James Bell Jared Perkins Party Democratic Whig Free Soil Popular vote 29,788 16,940 11,080 Percentage 51.42% 29.24% 19.13%

County results Baker:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Noah Martin Democratic Elected Governor Nathaniel B. Baker Democratic

The 1854 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 14 March 1854 in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Democratic nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Nathaniel B. Baker defeated Whig nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives James Bell and Free Soil Party nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 3rd district Jared Perkins.[1]

General election

On election day, 14 March 1854, Democratic nominee Nathaniel B. Baker won the election by a margin of 12,848 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee James Bell, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Baker was sworn in as the 24th Governor of New Hampshire on 8 June 1854.[2]

Results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1854

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nathaniel B. Baker	29,788	51.42
	Whig	James Bell	16,940	29.24
	Free Soil	Jared Perkins	11,080	19.13
		Scattering	122	0.21
Total votes			57,930	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Nathaniel Bradley Baker". National Governors Association. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
2. "NH Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 4 June 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2024.